PRESS RELEASES
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK •
Fifty-two young human rights activists representing 42 nations attended the 14th annual Human Rights Summit at the United Nations August 24 to 27.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers international headquarters calls for hundreds of volunteers to join Hurricane Harvey disaster response. First teams are assembled and deployed.
BUFFALO, NEW YORK •
World Humanitarian Day open house August 19 at the Church of Scientology of Buffalo acknowledged the Buffalo Special Police for their service and dedication to the city.
WASHINGTON, D.C. •
Bringing the community together in the name of unconditional help In honor of World Humanitarian Day, the Founding Church of Scientology of Washington D.C. held an open house August 19 to honor volunteers who help others in times of disaster.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE •
World Humanitarian Day open house at the Nashville Church of Scientology inspired volunteers to take action and exemplify the spirit of the day. The Nashville Church of Scientology hosted an open house on World Humanitarian Day August 19 to urge volunteers to help others in times of need.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK •
Citizens Commission on Human Rights brought its traveling exhibit to New York to inform and educate those attending the American Bar Association Annual Meeting on the need for the legal community to champion the rights of children and families and protect them from dangerous psychiatric drugs.
NORTH SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA •
Church of Scientology- sponsored humanitarian campaigns bring practical solutions to North Sacramento crime prevention event. Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Sacramento joined in the Robla Community Parks National Night Out to share effective solutions to reduce crime and drug abuse.
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL •
Extending help to those in need For the past three years, a group of Israeli Scientologists have been working with Sudanese and Eritrean refugees to help them improve the quality of their lives.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers work in communities around the globe, responding to disasters great and small.
PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA •
Former addict from Nigeria finds the Foundation for a Drug-Free World and adopts it in his personal crusade to keep kids off drugs. Learning about the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, Chukwudike Daniel Chukwuma, a former addict from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, was excited.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers joined with community groups in a massive cleanup of the North Greenwood neighborhood of Clearwater, Florida.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Church of Scientology Los Angeles hosts National Night Out East Hollywood was bustling with activity August 1 with hundreds of residents celebrating National Night Out, described on its website as “an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND •
Working together to create a drug-free New Zealand Volunteers and community activists joined in a drug prevention day at the Church of Scientology Auckland. The program was held at the Church’s new headquarters at 136 Grafton Road.
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK •
Community leaders and dignitaries celebrate Nelson Mandela Day in the community hall and chapel of the Church of Scientology Denmark A human rights open house and forum in the community hall of the Church of Scientology Denmark brought together more than 100 civic leaders, dignitaries, artists, scholars, and concerned members of the community to honor the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela.
TOKYO, JAPAN •
Citizens Commission on Human Rights protesters challenge psychiatrists to explain why 76 percent of elderly patients are prescribed powerful and highly controversial psychiatric drugs for depression.
CHELYABINSK, RUSSIA •
Volunteers join in a local race to raise awareness of the danger of drugs. A team of Russian Scientologists from the city of Chelyabinsk joined with other concerned members of the community to run in a 2K charity race called Running for the Good of 2017.
QUEEN ANNE, WASHINGTON •
Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood residents celebrate National Night Out at Church of Scientology annual block party . The Church of Scientology Seattle and Seattle chapter of Foundation for a Drug-Free World celebrated this year’s National Night Out Against Crime with a block party.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE •
Helping rid Nashville neighborhoods of drugs and crime, Drug-Free Tennessee distributes Truth About Drugs booklets at neighborhood events on National Night Out Against Crime.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE •
Diversity marks the third annual Friendship Day open house at Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL •
More than two years after the 2015 earthquake, Scientology Volunteer Ministers continue to serve in communities throughout the Himalayan nation.